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anxiety overtakes, my fear awakes
a new day, a new fear, a new worry
hold me closely, whisper quietly
it'll be okay, it'll be okay, it'll be okay
it won't be, wait and see
nothing will be okay, nothing will be okay
believe it anyway, you calmly say
pretend it...

Rebecca met Destiny and Time that morning on the beach. Her feet grazed the warm sand as they walked. The tide was out and she was completely dry.
?Hello, I?m Destiny.? Destiny?s face shone and her voice was melodic. Rebecca smiled at her crookedly, feeling unworthy next to such a stunning face. ...

growing up,
growing older
some get smarter
others bolder
i don’t want to let go
i don’t want to let go
of being right here.
moving on,
moving up
leaving old lives
for something “better”
i don’t want to change
i don’t want to change
being right here....

two a.m.
three a.m.
the clock ticks on.
eight more hours to go. nothing written.
the blank screen overwhelmed his empty, broken mind.
i write because i have to, i write because i have to, i write because i have to, he tells himself over and over.
at this thought, the young poet tha...

take me away to a different world
with no pretending
take me away to an unreal world
with only happy endings
take me somewhere
undefined and unscathing
take me somewhere
where love is caring
take me to the place
where we love cause we can
take me to the place
where everyone understan...

America’s Gone Super!
Supersized, that is. New Yorker Morgan Spurlock uncovers the truth about what really is in food and how much fat Americans gain in the new documentary, Supersize Me! But is it really all it’s fattened up to be?
America is the fattest country in the world. One in e...

‘What matters most to me’
most would write about family
or best friends from preschool.
I chose You instead, and I
will never regret it.
Lord, be my everything.
Be inside of me,
Be in front of me,
Be behind me.
Be in the air I breathe,
In the words I speak.
Lord, be my everything....

the wind
blowing on me,
the skies
draped in velvet,
the seas
beauty unloved;
freedom,
a tapestry of hope.
the blood
gushing on him,
piercings
excruciating,
such pain
unbearable;
freedom,
Christ's tapestry of hope....

i like what you buy me
and what you surprise me with.
i like the way you let me skive
and how you took me to see wicked- live.
i like how you buy me books;
whichever ones i pick.
i like how you buy me episodes
of shows you can’t stand.
but i do not love any of these.
you’re my dad;
i...

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